Liveaboards are essentially mobile hotels that whisk divers away to otherwise hard-to-reach dive spots.
Destinations
The diver found the three-foot sword about 15 feet deep off the Carmel Coast among other artifacts dating back between the 11th and 13th centuries.
Dive guests at Windjammer Landing can help the locals protect coral reefs through three-day Environmental Dive Package, which includes certification as a PADI Reef Rescue Diver.
Where to head for favorable conditions and reliable encounters with photogenic animals
Quintana Roo, in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, insured about 100 miles of coastline to protect the reef, which generates about $6.2 billion a year in regional economic activity.
Divemaster Rugene "Spider" Marinus of Toucan Diving and Phyllis Mihalas cut cluster of line, hooks and rope off the trapped creature.
Two artificial reefs — Jimmy Dales Reef and Greater Jax Kingfish Reef — joined the Spike, scuttled in 2009, earlier this month.
The joy and drama of life are on simultaneous display as sea turtle hatchlings dash across the beach of Heron Island to the ocean under the preying eyes of silver gulls.